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Ministry of Education

Union Minister for Education graces NCERT’s 66th Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi

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The Union Minister for Education graced NCERT's 66th Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi, highlighting the institution's role in the Indian education system over six decades. During the event, the Minister emphasized the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 through frameworks like NCF-FS 2022 and NCF-SE 2023, along with new textbook development for Grades 1 to 9. Mention was made of multilingual education initiatives, including textbooks in all 22 languages of the Eighth Schedule and 121 primers in diverse Indian and tribal languages, as well as the integration of Indian Knowledge Systems. New facilities such as a Robotics Learning Centre, Translation Lab, upgraded TV studio, Gate No. 2 complex, and a theme park were inaugurated, alongside the release of a Coffee Table Book.

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